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Lesson Notes September 2, 2025 (TUESDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• During the summer months, I do not want to go outside.

• In the winter months, I walk more than 10k steps a day.

• The chairman for Suntory is suspected of obtaining a product containing cannabis from overseas.

• I once tried crackers made from sardines. They smelled and tasted like them.

• ‘Pain relief patches’ are used for muscle aches, and we can casually call them ‘muscle patch’

• Other type of patches include ‘nicotine patches’ (for helping people quit smoking), ‘cooling / warming patches’, ‘motion sickness patches’ etc

• OTC (over-the-counter), which means medicines you can buy without a prescription

• I bought some OTC painkillers for my headache.

• The pharmacy sells both prescription drugs and OTC products.

• You don’t need a doctor’s note to get OTC allergy medication.

• The husband uses Apple’s AI to (remove / erase) his wife’s cat from photos, and she is not happy.

• With Apple Intelligence, you can now remove distracting objects from your photos with the Clean Up tool.

Appropriate Language

• Advertisement = a general word for any message that tries to sell a product, service, or idea. Can be in print, online, on TV, radio, or posters.

• I saw an advertisement for a new phone in the newspaper.

• I found an online advertisement for a language app.

• Commercial = a specific type of advertisement that appears on TV or radio.

• The TV commercial for the car was very funny.

• The commercial on TV made me want to try the snack.